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7 February 2022 The municipality of Piraí do Sul (25,291 inhabitants in 2018; 140,307 ha) is
located 180 km north-west Curitiba.
Piraí do Sul was settled in the early
17th century by Father Lucas Rodrigues França, the son of Governor João
Rodrigues França. His estate was located near river Piraí. The settlement that
developed nearby was named Bairro da Lança. The hamlet of Senhor Menino Deus de
Piraí, part of the municipality of Castro, was established by Provincial Law No.
329 promulgated on 12 April 1872. The municipality of Piraí was established by
Provincial Law No. 631 promulgated on 5 March 1881 and inaugurated on 24 July
1882. Renamed Mirim in 1943, the municipality was eventually named Piraí do Sul
by State Decree-Law No. 2 promulgated on 10 October 1947.
The flag and
arms of Piraí do Sul are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 391 promulgated on 13
October 1975.
Article 6.
The municipal flag of Piraí do Sul, designed
by heraldist Arcinoé Peixoto de Faria, shall be quartered by a cross, the green
quarters being constituted by red stripes of 1 unit, arranged horizontally and
vertically, intersecting at a distance of 6 units from the hoist and being there
superimposed by a white circle of 8 units in circumference, where the municipal
coat of arms is applied.
§1. In accordance with the tradition of Portuguese
heraldry, from which we inherited the canons and rules, municipal flags shall be
divided in eight, six, four or three parts, having the same colors as those used
in the shield's field and bearing in the center or at hoist a geometric figure
where the municipal coat of arms is applied.
§2. The municipal flag of Piraí
do Sul obeys this general rule, being quartered by a cross that reminds the
Christian spirit of the people. The coat of arms applied to the flag represents
the municipal government while the circle is a heraldic symbol of eternity,
because it is a geometrical figure that has neither beginning nor end; the white
color is a symbol of peace, friendship, work, prosperity, purity and religious
spirit. The white stripes superimposed with red ones that quarter the flag
represent the irradiation of municipal power that expands to all parts of the
territory. The red color is a symbol of dedication, patriotic love, audacity,
intrepidity, courage, and bravery. The green quarters thus constituted represent
rural properties existing in the municipal territory. The green color is a
symbol of honor, civility, courtesy, joy and abundance; it is the symbolic color
of hope because it recalls greening fields in spring promising a profuse
harvest.
Article 7.
In compliance with heraldic rules, the municipal
flag shall have the official dimensions prescribed for the national flag, 14
units in width on 20 (units in length.
Article 19.
The coat of arms of
Piraí do Sul, designed by heraldist Arcinoé Peixoto de Faria, is described in
proper terms as follows.
A Samnite shield surmounted by an eight-towered
mural crown argent with openings gules. On a field argent, an ox head sable
surrounded by two stylized pines vert in base a fess wavy azure three fish
argent naiant a spear sable beneath a chief azure a star of Bethlehem argent.
The shield supported dexter and sinister by pioneers proper in typical dress
(leather jacket proper, trousers azure, high boots and sword [...]). A scroll
gules inscribed in letters argent with the toponym "PIRAÍ DO SUL" surrounded by
date "5 March 1881".
The coat of arms has the following symbolic
interpretation:
a) The Samnite shield used to represent the arms of Piraí do
Sul was the first style of shield introduced in Portugal by French influence,
inherited by Brazilian heraldry as evocative of the colonizing race and the main
builder of the nation.
b) The mural crown that surmounts it is the universal
symbol of domains' coats of arms; argent (silver), with eight towers, only five
of them visible in perspective view, it classifies a 2nd rank town, that is, the
seat of a county. The openings gules (red), due to the heraldic meaning of this
color, are consistent with the attributes of the community leader.
c) Argent
(silver) is a symbol of peace, friendship, work, prosperity, purity, and
religious spirit.
d) The oxen sable (black) represents cattle breeding, an
economic activity of the highest importance in municipal life since the
beginnings of colonization; such activity constituted the main reason for
settlement of the inhabitants.
e) Sable (black) is a symbol of austerity,
prudence, wisdom, moderation, and firmness
f) The stylized pine vert (green)
is characteristic of the entire South Brazilian region, where timber extraction
and industrialization has been generating income over time.
g) Vert (green)
is a symbol of honor, civility, courtesy, joy and abundance; it is the symbolic
color of hope because it recalls greening fields in spring promising a profuse
harvest.
h) The wavy stripe azure (blue) charged with three fish argent
(silver) makes the arms canting, the indigenous toponym "Piraí" coming from "pira",
"a fish", and "hy", "water", "river", therefore Fish River (Rio do Peixe). "Do
Sul" complements the town's name, given the existence of a homonymous town in
the state of Rio de Janeiro.
i) The spear sable (black) recalls the
fortuitous encounter of a spear, probably lost during the War of the Seven
Reductions.
j) The star of Bethlehem argent (silver) is the nativity symbol
of the municipality's patron saint, emphasizing the Christian faith of people;
k) Azure (blue) is a symbol of justice, perseverance, zeal, loyalty, recreation
and beauty.
l) The pioneers used as supporters recall the pioneering epic
started by the São Paulo bandeirantes, whose resting places subsequently became
towns.
m) The scroll gules (red), the symbolic color of dedication, patriotic
love, audacity, intrepidity, courage, and bravery, the identifying toponym
"PIRAÍ DO SUL" surrounded by the date of political emancipation "5 March 1881".
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/p/pirai-do-sul/lei-ordinaria/1975/40/391/lei-ordinaria-n-391-1975-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-e-a-apresentacao-dos-simbolos-do-municipio-de-pirai-do-sul-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bandeira_hasteada2.png
https://www.piraidosul.pr.gov.br/arquivos/noticias/pirai-do-sul-completa-140-de-emancipacao-politica
https://www.facebook.com/Prefeiturapiraidosul/photos/1444516642376586
https://www.facebook.com/Prefeiturapiraidosul/photos/959427900885465
https://www.facebook.com/camarapirai/photos/2500520930020910
https://www.facebook.com/camarapirai/photos/1084083854997965
https://www.facebook.com/camarapirai/photos/868664689873217
https://www.facebook.com/camarapirai/photos/476978909041799
Ivan Sache, 7 February 2022
